This President's cabinet, including attorney general Edward Bates and treasury secretary Salmon Chase, was chronicled in the book Team of Rivals. This president smoothed over the Trent Affair. While travelling through Baltimore, this President survived an assassination plot. He won a second term by defeating George McClellan. While running for the Senate, this man gave a s
This President's cabinet, including attorney general Edward Bates and treasury secretary Salmon Chase, was chronicled in the book Team of Rivals. This president smoothed over the Trent Affair. While travelling through Baltimore, this President survived an assassination plot. He won a second term by defeating George McClellan. While running for the Senate, this man gave a speech declaring "a house divided against itself cannot stand." For 10 points, name this author of the Gettysburg Address who was President during the Civil War.
This President's cabinet, including attorney general Edward Bates and treasury secretary Salmon Chase, was chronicled in the book Team of Rivals.
Abraham {Lincoln}